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The Phils’ offense once again spoil another good start by Roy Halladay as they drop a close one to the Padres, 1-0.

The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits an RBI double, scoring John Mayberry, Jr., who had earlier doubled, givjng the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Padres tied the game up at one-all in the third as, with one man on, and with one man out, Will Venable hits an RBI double, knocking in Jason Bartlett, who had started the inning off with a double. The Padres took the lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Camreon Maybin, who had started the inning off with a double, then stopped at third on John Baker’s single, giving the Padres a 2-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Dale Thayer threw his third save of the season by striking out Hunter Pence, swinging.

Roy Halladay (3-3, 3.20) took the lost as he threw seven strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and a walk, as he struck out ten. Chad Qualls and Jonathan Papelbon threw two scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Qualls) and a walk (Qualls) between them, while striking out one (Qualls). Edinson Volquez (2-2, 2.79) got the win as he threw six strong innings, giving up a run on six hits and two walks, while striking out five. Luke Gregorson collected his fifth hold of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit and a walk. Andrew Cashner picked up his fourth hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk, while striking out two. Dale Thayer collected his third save of the season as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two.

The Phils had eight hits in the game, with Shane Victorino (2 Singles, Double) leading the team with three hits. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Placido Polanco (Single), John Mayberry, Jr. (Double), Freddy Galvis (Double, RBI) and pinch hitter Juan Pierre (Single) had the other five Phils’ hits, as the offense once again allowed late opportunities to slip away.

The Phils (15-19, 5th East) will conclude their series with the Padres (12-22, 5th West) with a game now in progress.

After being blasted by both Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro, Jr. and changes in the roster, the Phils react by going out and beating the last place Padres, 7-3.

The Phils took the lead in the second as, with one man on, and with two men out, the presently hot John Mayberry, Jr. hits a two-run home run, his first home run of the year, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier singled, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead. The Padres cut down the Phils’ lead to 2-1 in the fourth as, with two men on, and with one man out, Yonder Alonso hits an RBI single, knocking in Will Venable, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Chase Headley’s walk, while sending Headley, who had just walked, up to second base. The Padres then tied the game up at two-all as Jesus Guzman hits an RBI single, scoring Headley, while sending Alonso up to second base. The Phils retook the lead in their half of the fourth as, with a man on first, and with nobody out, a still hot Ruiz hits a two-run home run of his own, his sixth home run of the season, knocking in Ty Wigginton, who had started the inning off with a walk, giving the Phils a 4-2 lead. The Padres would get a run back in the sixth as, with one man out, Alonso hits a solo home run, his first home run of the season, making it a 4-3 Phils’ lead. The Phils would get the run back in their half of the sixth as, with one man on, and with one man out, Freddy Galvis hits an RBI double, knocking in Mayberry, who had earlier reached first base on a 5-4 force out, wiping out at second base Ruiz, who had begun the inning off with a walk, giving the Phils a 5-3 lead. The Phils increased their lead in the seventh as, with runners on the corners, and with two men out, Ruiz hits an RBI single, knocking in Hunter Pence, who had earlier walked, then went all the way to third on Miles Mikolas’ wild pitch, as he walked Wigginton, giving the Phils a 6-3 lead, while sending Wigginton, who had walked for the second time in the ballgame, up to second base. The Phils then made it a 7-3 lead as Mayberry hits an RBI single, scoring Wigginton, before Ruiz, who was trying to move on to third base, is thrown out, 7-5-4, for the inning’s third out. That would end up being the final score as Chad Qualls threw a scoreless ninth, getting Orlando Hudson to end the game with a fly out to center for the final out.

Vance Worley (3-2, 3.07) got the win as he threw six innings, giving up three runs on six hits and two walks, while he struck out nine. Antonio Bastardo collected his fifth hold of the season as he threw two scoreless innings, giving up a walk, while striking out three. Chad Qualls threw a scoreless inning, giving up a hit, while striking out two. Clayton Richard (1-5, 5.32) took the lost as he went five and a third innings, giving up five runs on eight hits and two walks, while striking out a batter. Brad Brach pitched two-thirds of an inning, striking out both men whom he would face. Miles Mikolas pitched an inning, giving up two runs on two hits, two walks, and a wild pitch. Josh Spench pitched a 1-2-3 inning.

The Phils had ten hits in the game, with Carlos Ruiz (2 Singles, Home Run, 3 RBIs) leading the team with three hits each, followed by Placido Polanco (Single, Double) and John Mayberry, Jr. (Single, Home Run, 3 RBIs) both following with two hits each. Jimmy Rollins (Single), Shane Victorino (Single) and Freddy Galvis (Double, RBI) had the other three hits. The Phils also had four walks in the game, as they try to react positively to the chewing out given them by both Charlie Manuel and Ruben Amaro, Jr.

The Phils (15-18, 5th East) continue their weekend series with the Padres (11-22, 5th West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will begin at 7:05 pm EDT. The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (3-2, 3.28) who is coming off a no-decision against the Mets on May 7, as he threw seven strong innings, giving up just two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out seven, in the Phils’ 5-2 lost. He will be trying, for the fourth time this season, to get his fourth win of the year, while trying to give the Phils a two-game winning streak, after getting swept by the Mets. The Padres will counter with Edinson Volquez (1-2, 2.98), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on May 7, as he went five and one-third innings, giving up two runs on five hits and four walks, while striking out five, in the Padres’ 3-2 win. He will be trying to help the Padres tie up the series at a game apiece. The Phils will be out to build on last night’s win.

The Phils reward Cole Hamels strong start by scoring four run as they beat the Padres, 4-1.

The Padres broke up a 0-0 pitchers’ duel in the fifth as, with a man on third, and with one man out, Jesus Guzman hits an RBI ground out, 6-3, scoring Cameron Maybin, who had started off the inning with a triple, giving the Padres a 1-0 lead. The Phils tied the game up at 1-1 in the seventh as, with the bases loaded, via singles by Shane Victorino and Ty Wigginton, and then a bunt single by Freddy Galvis, as he was making a sacrifice bunt attempt, which allowed both Victorino and Wigginton to move up a base, and with nobody out, Brian Schneider hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, while sending Wigginton to third base, and Galvis up to second base, leaving the bases loaded. Two batters later, with the bases still loaded, and now with one man out, the Phils took the lead as Juan Pierre hits a two-run single, scoring both Wigginton and Galvis, giving the Phils a 3-1 lead, while sending Schneider up to second base. The Phils then added to their lead in the eighth as, with one man out, Victorino hits a solo home run, his second home run of the year, giving the Phils a 4-1 lead. That would end up being the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fifth save of the season with a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out Orlando Hudson, looking, for the game’s final out.

Cole Hamels (2-1, 2.95) got the win as he pitched six strong innings, giving up just one run on six scattered hits and a walk, while striking out four. Jose Contreras gets his first hold of the season, as he made his first official appearance after rejoining the ballclub on Monday, as he pitched a scoreless inning, walking a batter. Chad Qualls collected his fourth hold of the year as he pitched a 1-2-3 inning. Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fifth save of the year as he threw a 1-2-3 ninth, striking out a batter. Edinson Volquez (0-2, 4.30) took the lost as he pitched six innings plus three batters, giving up three runs on five hits and three walks, while striking out five. Andrew Cashner blew his first save opportunity of the season as he pitched an inning, giving up two hits, while striking out a batter. Josh Spence pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on four hits. Joe Thatcher pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up no hits.

The Phils had eleven hits in the ballgame, with Shane Victorino (Single, Home Run, RBI), Ty Wigginton (Singles), Freddy Galvis (Singles) and Brian Schneider (Singles, RBI) all leading the ballclub with two hits each. Juan Pierre (Single, 2 RBIs), Placido Polanco (Single) and Cole Hamels (Double) had the other three Phils’ hits, as this time the team was able to get the key hits they needed in their three-run seventh. The Phils also had three walks.

The Phils (7-7, 5th East) will continue their four-game series with the Padres (3-12, 5th West) with a game later today. The game will be played at Petco Park, and will start at 8:35 pm EDT (5:35 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound their ace Roy Halladay (3-0, 1.17), who is coming off a victory against the Giants on April 16, as he went eight strong innings, giving up two runs on seven hits and three walks, while he struck out six, in the Phils’ 5-2 win. He will be going for his fourth straight victory, while trying to help pitch the Phils to their fourteenth straight win at Petco Park. The Padres will try to counter with Cory Luebke (1-1, 3.71), who is coming off a win against the Rockies on April 16, as he went seven innings, giving up a run on six hits and a walk, while he struck out four, in the Padres’ 7-1 blowout. He will be trying to stop the Padres present losing streak. The Phils will be out to win their fourteenth straight game at Petco Park, while trying to make Doc a four game winner.

The Phils, as their offense continue to act anemic, are still able to bring an end a two-game losing streak as they are able to push across the plate two runs, single runs in the first and ninth innings, while being unable to add more runs in either inning, as Vance Worley threw a good game against the Padres, pitching himself out of three jams, one of which was helped by the Padres running themselves into a strikeout-doubleplay to end a runners on the corners, one out, threat.

The Phils (6-7, 5th East) will continue their four-game series with the Padres (3-11, 5th West) with a night game later tonight. The game is to be played at Petco Park and will start at 10:05 pm EDT (7:05 pm PDT). The Phils will be sending to the mound Cole Hamels (1-1, 3.65), whose last start was a win against the Mets on April 15, as he threw seven strong innings, giving up just two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out ten, in the Phils’ 8-2 win. Career-wise, Hamels have controled his home town team, going 6-2 against them with an ERA of 2.28, while he had struck out 60 Padres. He will be going for his second straight win of the season, while trying to continue his dominace of the Padres, while hoping to give the Phils another pitching gem on this road trip, as he, and the team in general, waits for the offense to final start hitting. The Padres plan to counter with Edinson Volquez (0-1, 4.24), who is coming off a no-decision against the Dodgers on April 15, as he went five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and five walks, as he struck out only two, in the Padres’ 5-4 lost. He had so far handled the Phils, going 2-0 with a 0.73 ERA, as he struck out 16 Phils. Volquez is still looking for his first win of 2012, as he hope that he can take advantage of the Phils’ present batting troubles. The Phils’ offense will be trying to get back on track offensively, as they hope to add to their new team record for most consecutive wins in an opposing team’s home park.

The Phils’ bad news offense is still able to score enough runs in support of a strong effort by Vance Worley, as they defeat the Padres, 2-0.

The Phils took the lead in the first as, with runners on the corners, and with nobody out, Jimmy Rollins hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Juan Pierre, who had earlier walked, then moved up to second base on Placido Polanco’s single to left, before going on to third on left fielder Will Venable’s fielding error, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils threaten to add more as Hunter Pence and Shane Victorino followed with singles, loading up the bases, but Padres’s starter, rookie Joe Wieland, is able to get out of the inning, as he first got John Mayberry, Jr. to pop out to the second baseman, putting the infield fly rule into effect, and then getting Carlos Ruiz to hit into a force out, 6-4, wiping out Victorino at second base, for the inning’s final out. The game would then become a pitchers’ duel between Wieland, who would settle down and allow the Phils to have only two more hits against him, as he struck out seven, as the offense continue to have its problem putting together rallies, and then the Padres’ bullpen, and Phils’ starter Vance Worley, who would pitch an excellent game against the Padres, as he struck out a career-high eleven Padres, while pitching out of a man on third, no outs, jam in the second, and then a first and third, one man out, jam in the fifth, as he struck out Jeremy Hermida, swinging, for the inning’s second out, before Ruiz would throw to second base, trying to catch stealing Chase Headley, who had just singled, who then stopped in front of second base as Rollins catches the ball, trying to start a run down so that Venable, who had started the inning off with a single, then moved up to second base on Cameron Maybin’s sacrifice bunt, 1-3, for the inning’s first out, and then went up to third base on Headley’s single, could head for home during the run down to tie up the ballgame, but, Rollins did not bite, and instead threw home, beating Venable to the plate, as Ruiz put on the tag for the inning’s final out, keeping it a 1-o Phils’ lead, and then, finally, a two on, two out, jam in the seventh, as he struck out pinch hitter Mark Kotsay, looking. The Phils finally added an insurance run in the ninth as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Pence, who had earlier walked, then stopped at third base on Victorino’s single to left, as he was running on the pitch, would score on catcher John Baker’s passed ball, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while sending Victorino, who had earlier stole second base, on to third. That would be the final score as Jonathan Papelbon recorded his fourth save of the season as he threw a scoreless bottom of the ninth, striking out Jason Bartlett, looking, for the game’s final out.

Vance Worley (1-1, 2.37) got the win as he threw seven scoreless innings, giving up four hits and three walks, while he struck a career high eleven batters. Chad Qualls collected his third hold of the year as he threw a scoreless inning, giving up a walk. Jonathan Papelbon received his fourth save of the year as he also threw a scoreless inning, walking a batter. Joe Wieland (0-2, 5.73) took the lost as he went six innings, giving up a run on five hits and a walk, while striking out seven. Luke Gregerson and Andrew Cashner combined for two 1-2-3 innings, striking out a batter (Gregorson) between them. Ernesto Frieri pitched an inning, giving up ann unearned run on a hit, a walk and a passed ball, as he struck out two.

The Phils had only six hits in the ballgame, with Juan Pierre (Single, Triple) and Shane Victorino (Singles) leading the team with two hits apiece. Placido Polanco and Hunter Pence had the other two Phils hits, both singles. Jimmy Rollins had the Phil’s only RBI as he hit a sacrifice fly, while the other Phil run came in on a passed ball, as the Phils continue to waste scoring opportunities when they are presented to them. The Phils also had two walks and a stolen base (Victorino (8)) in the ballgame.

The Phils (6-7, 5th East) continues their series with the Padres (3-11, 5th West) with a night game tonight. The game will be played at Petco Park, and will start at 10:05 pm EDT (7:05 pm PDT). The Phils will send to the mound Cole Hamels (1-1, 3.65), who is coming off a win against the Mets on April 15, as he pitched seven strong innings, giving up two runs on six hits and a walk, while striking out ten, in the Phils’ 8-2 win. He will be going for his second straight win, while trying to give the Phils another pitching gem on this road trip, while hoping that the offense will final get out of its current scoring funk. The Padres will counter with Edinson Volquez (0-1, 4.24), who is coming off a no-decision against the Dodgers on April 15, as he threw five innings, giving up four runs on six hits and five walks, as he struck out only two, in the Padres’ 5-4 lost. He is still looking for his first win, as he hope he can take advantage of the Phils’ present batting troubles. The Phils will be out for their thirteen straight win at Petco Park, after last night setting the club record for the most wins at an opposing ballpark.

Roy Halladay had pitches the second post-season no-hitter, the first since Don Larsen’s perfect game for the Yankees in 1956, the first in Phils’ history, as the Phils defeat the Reds, 4-0. Halladay has also become the first Phil pitcher to pitch two no-hitters in the same season.

The Phils took the lead in the first as, with a runner on third and with one man out, Chase Utley hits a sacrifice fly, scoring Shane Victorino, who had earlier doubled, and then stole third, giving the Phils a 1-0 lead. The Phils added to their lead in the second as, two men on, and with two men out, Roy Halladay hits an RBI single to help his own cause, knocking in Carlos Ruiz, who had earlier walked, then went to second on Wilson Valdez’s single, giving the Phils a 2-0 lead, while sending Valdez, who had just singled, over to third base. Two batters later, after Jimmy Rollins walked to load the bases, sending Halladay to second base, Victorino give the Phils a 4-0 lead with a two-run single, knocking in both Valdez and Halladay, while sending Rollins to second base. That would turned out to be all that Halladay would need as he would proceed to pitch a no-hitter against the Reds, allowing only one man on base, Jay Bruce, via a two-out walk in the fifth, before he is wiped out at second base on a 6-4 force out by Drew Stubbs. Halladay was in complete command all game, as he struck out eight Reds, while getting twelve of them to ground out and six more to either fly or pop out, as he threw only 104 pitches, 79 of which went for strikes.

Roy Halladay gets the win as he pitches a complete-game no-hitter, walking a batter, while striking out eight. His record is now 1-0 for the divisional series with a 0.00 ERA. Edinson Valquez took the lost as he pitches an inning and two-thirds, giving up four runs on four hits and two walks. His record for the divisional series is now 0-1 with a 21.60 ERA. Travis Wood, Logan Ondrusek and Bill Bray combine for six and a third scoreless innings, giving up a hit (Wood) and a walk (Wood), while striking out four (Wood (3), Bray (1)) between them.

The Phils had only five hits in the game, with Shane Victorino leading the team with two hits, a single and a double, as he knocked in two runs. Raul Ibanez, Wilson Valdez and Roy Halladay had the other three Phils’ hit, with Ibanez’s hit being a double, and with both Valdez and Halladay’s hits being singles, with both man knocking in a run. Chase Utley knocked in the other Phil RBI with a sac fly. The Reds’ bullpen shut down the Phils’ offense but, with the way that Halladay was pitching, it didn’t matter.

The Phils (1-0) take the lead in the best of five divisional series with the Reds (0-1). The series will continue Friday night at Citizens Bank Park, with game time being 6:07 pm Eastern. The Phils will send to the mound Roy Oswalt (13-13 (7-1), 2.76 (1.74)) during the regular season, who is a career 23-3 (2.81) against the Reds, although being 0-2 against them this year, while pitching for the Astros. In his last game, he pitched an inning of relief against the Braves on October 3, giving up a run on two hits, while striking out one. In his last three starts, his record is 1-0 with two no-decisions, as he had pitched eighteen innings, giving up two runs, only one of which was earned, on nine hits and four walks, while striking out eighteen. He will be trying to put the Phils up 2-0 in the series. The Reds will counter with Bronson Arroyo (17-10, 3.88), who is coming off a win against the Astros on September 30, where he pitched seven innings, giving up a run on four hits, while striking out four, in the Reds’ 9-1 win. In his last three regular season starts, his record is 2-0 with a no-decision, as he had pitched eighteen innings, giving up four runs on thirteen hits and a walk, while striking out twelve. He will be trying to even the series at a game apiece. The Phils will be out to win the second home game of the series to put the Reds in an early hole before heading to Cincinnati.

Brett Myers flirted with a no-hitter for six and two-thirds innings before it was finally broken up by a Joey Votto double. Although it would be the only hit that he would give up in seven and two-third innings of work, it would be a very costly one as it would knock in Brandon Phillips, who had earlier gotten on base with a walk, one of six that Myers would give up, and the most costly, giving the Reds a 1-0 lead. Before the Reds would score in the seventh, Myers and Edinson Volquez would be involved in a pitcher’s duel, with neither offense being able to do anything against either pitcher, with the Reds being unable to get a hit and the Phils being unable to get a clutch hit to knock in a run. In the top of the ninth, with J.C. Romero still pitching in relief of Myers, the Reds would get an insurance run as Votto would hit his second RBI double of the night, once again scoring Philips, who this time has gotten on base with a single, to make it 2-0 Reds. Francisco Cordero, the Reds’ closer, would pitch a 1-2-3 ninth innning, to record his twelfth save of the year.

In spite of a good pitching performance, Brett Myers would take the lost as he goes seven and one-third innings, giving up only one run on one hit, as he struck out eight while walking six, one of whom would score. His record is now 3-7 with a 5.13 ERA. J.C. Romero would pitch an inning, giving up one run on two hits. Ryan Madson would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Edinson Volquez would get the win as he would keep the Phillies’ bats under wrap for seven innings, giving up no runs on two hits, while striking out eight Phils. His record is now 8-2 with an ERA of 1.32. Bill Bray would pitch two-thirds of an inning, giving up no runs on no hits. Francisco Cordero would pitch an inning, giving up no runs on no hits to record his twelfth save of the year.

Ken Griffey, Jr. came into the game in the eighth inning, pinch hitting for the Reds’ starter Volquez. He would be once again walked, which would produce another series of boos from the fans, who wanted to see him at least attempt to hit his 600th home run, although he was able to foul off at least one pitch in this at bat.

The Phillies’ offense was unable to do anything tonight, as Volquez once again refused to give in to them, as he and the relievers that followed him shut out the Phils’ for only the third time this year. The Phils are now back to nine games over .500 as they are now 7-2 on the home stand, with the last game to be played tomorrow afternoon.

The final game of the home stand will be played tomorrow afternoon between the Phillies (35-26) and the Reds (29-31, 5th National League Central) at Citizens Bank Park. The game will start at 1:05 pm Eastern. The Phils’ starter will be Cole Hamels (5-4, 3.73), who is coming off his second straight bad start, this time against the Marlins on May 31, where he would only go five and two-thirds innings, getting hit for seven earned runs on eight hits, in the Phils’ 7-3 lost. This will be Hamel’s second start against the Reds, having defeated them back on April 7, where he would go seven innings, giving up only two earned runs on five scattered hits, in the Phils’ 5-3 victory. Hamels will be trying to regain his winning form while trying to help the Phillies end the home stand on a very high note. The Reds will counter with Homer Bailey (0-0, -.–), who will be making his first start, since being called up from Triple-A Louisville. While pitching for Louisville, he was 4-4 with a 4.15 ERA in twelve starts. He will be trying for his first win since coming back to the Reds while hoping to keep the Phils’ batters quiet.

With the lost and with the Marlins’ defeat of the Braves, the Phillies are now leading the fish by only one and a half game. The lost keeps the Braves three and a half games back, while the Mets’ victory over the Giants also makes them three and a half game behind, while they leap back ahead of the Braves. The Phillies will be trying to win the last game on their home stand to keep their present lead over the rest of the league while leaving Philadelphia on a high note before they head for Atlanta for their three games series with the Braves.

While waiting to see if Junior will be well enough to start tonight, the Phillies (35-25) will play the Reds (28-31, 5th National League Central) in the third game of their four games set. The game will be played at Citizens Bank Park and will start at 7:05 pm Eastern. Brett Myers (3-6, 5.52) will be the Phillies’ starter and is coming off of a very good outing, as he would get his first win since April 17, pitching against the Marlins on May 30. Myers would go eight innings, giving up only three earned runs, all in the first inning, on six hits, while striking out eleven, in the Phils’ 12-3 win. He will be trying to do better against the Reds then he did during his first start against them back on April 6, as he took the lost while pitching only five innings, giving up four earned runs on eight hits, in the Phils’ 8-2 lost. Myers hopes to improve on his last start, while trying to help the team continue their winning ways. He will be opposed by Edinson Volquez (7-2, 1.46), who is coming off of a no-decision against the Braves on May 30, as he would pitch six innings, giving up two earned runs on seven hits, in the Reds’ 3-2 win. He was Myers’ opponent on April 6, getting the win as he would go five and one thirds innings, giving up only one earned run on five scattered hits, in the Reds’ victory. He will be trying to stop the bleeding while hoping that he won’t become another casualty of the Phillies’ offense.

The Phillies presently have a two and a half games lead over the presently swooning Marlins, who continue their four games set with the Braves. The Braves are now three and a half games behind the Phillies, as they beat up on the fish. The Mets, with their victory over the Giants, stay four and a half games back as they prepare to end their three games series with the Giants. The Phillies will try to win for the ninth time in their last ten games, while increasing their lead against their rivals in the Eastern Division.

The Phillies are presently 7-1 in the home stand, preparing for a possible sweep of the Reds, while wondering if Ken Griffey, Jr. will appear at least once in the Reds’ starting lineup.

It is raining at the moment. I have no idea whether it will stick around Philadelphia long enough to get the game cancelled.

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